The story
Light cruiser Raleigh fights to stay afloatThe repair ship Vestal beached off AieaFranklin Roosevelt signing the Declaration of War against Japan, 8 Dec 1941Maintaining a TBD-1 Devastator aircraft of Torpedo Squadron 5 at Naval Air Station, Norfolk, Virginia, United States, circa 7-16 Dec 1941
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
Every record is a doorway to a larger story. Explore Back to Normandy to discover more, or visit Fred Vogels' personal website to learn about the person and the projects behind it.